THE OMAHA DAILY J1EE: TUESDAY, FEBTIUATIY 21. 1003.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
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IWH MESTIO.
Tiavla sells drug.
Expert watch ri f.n 'i LelTrrt, 4"! B'jr.
Klegant tifw photographs at Schmidt's.
Blx photos 10 re;.", t'nrveth. 30 H'way.
For rent, modem house, 719 Hlxth avenue.
Born, to Mr. ar.i Mrs. W. U. Thomas of
High street, a son.
ryrnaraphy supplies. C. E. Akxander A
Co., I'll Kroadway..
C. C. Bca-erm of Gonrtland, Kan., is vls't
Ing relatives In this city.
Wanted, lady for office work. Address B,
Bee office. Council Bluffs.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Austin Elchhorn,
221 Eleventh avenue, a daughter.
Concordia lodge. Knights of Pythias, will
meet tonight for work In the first and sec
ond ranks.
Both May left yesterday for a few weeks'
sojourn at Hot springs. Ark., for the bene
ttl of his health.
We are headquarters for glass of all
kinds. Hoe us before you buy. C B. Faint,
Oil and Glass company.
K. VV. Raymond, formerly of Council I
IUuffB. now a resident of Chicago, Is in
the city, visiting Mentis.
Talm grove. Woodman circle, will thla
evening entertain Its members and rriends
with a card party and taffy pull.
Miss Ethel Byers of Lies Moines, daughter
of Adjutant General Byers, arrived yester
day on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Atkins.
Park City lodge. Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, will entertain its members
with a smoker after the regular session
thla evening.
Justice Carson performed the marriage
ceremony yesterday for Joe Milliner and
Km ma Carson and Joe Keisdorf and AnnlJ
ljuhig, all from Bouth Omaha.
The women of the First Congregational
'.'hurch will entertain at a Kensington on
Thursday afternoon at the home of M'H.
V. W, Miller on Oakland avenue.
Dug McClelland, charged with using ob
scene and prolane language on the streets,
admitted the offense In Justice Carson's
court yesterday and was fined IS and costs.
Invanhoe commandery, Knights Templar,
Will meet tonight in regular conclave. The
order of the Hed Cross will be conferred
and the meeting will be followed by a ban
quet. Qeorge H. Bcrlbner of Chicago, one of
the contractors who built the Illinois Cen
tral extension from Fort Dodge to Council
Bluffs, la renewing acquaintances In Council
Bluffs.
The congregation of the Union mission at
Broadway and Fourteenth street and that
of the I nltcd Brethren church will Hold
Joint services Wednesday evening at
Twenty-fourth street.
Dr. Harvey Hostetler has secured the
services of Rev. Newman 11. Burdlck of
Cedar Rapids for a serlea of evangelistic
meetings at the Second Presbyterian church,
beginning March H.
The I-adiea" Aid society of the Fifth
Avenue Methodist church will meet Thurs
day afternoon at the church. The Idlea'
Home Missionary society will meet Fri
day afternoon at the same place.
The funeral of Edward Morehouse will
v.a haU thla fiprnnnn fvfim th resilience
320 Frank street, and interment will be In '
Walnut Hill cemetery. Kev. Harvey Ho
tetler of the ttecond Presbyterian church
will conduct the services.
Having ben beaten 'n the debate, the
Council Bluffs High school is now anxious
to try conclusions with the Bioux City
High school at basket ball. Bioux City
vlays In Omaha March 8 and an effort witl
be made to get a game for the day follow
ing. Charles A. Johnson, a prominent banker
of Wood lake. Neb., was the guest yester
day In Council Bluffs of the members of
the. Elkhorn Valley Hunting club. After
luncheon at the Grand hotel, Mr. Johnson
was given a trip to Lake Manawa In a spe
cial car.
Mrs. Viola E. Fletcher, wife of T. B.
Fletcher, 2301 South Eighth street, died
yesterday afternoon from consumption,
aged IW years. Besides her husband, she
leaves seven fhlldren. The funeral will be
held Wednesday morning at o'clock from
the family residence and Interment will be
in the Keg Creek township cemetery.
The members of the Dodge Ught Guards
will give their annual dancing party this
evening In Royal Arcanum hall. Ihe Thurs
ton Klrtes and Omaha Guards wlil attend
In full uniform. The patronesses are Mrs.
Ernest K. Hart, Mrs. Drayton W. Bushnell,
Mrs. Henry H. Van Brunt Mrs. VV. A.
Al surer, Mrs. Thomas Metcalf, Mrs, W. B.
Keellne and Mrs. W. A. Southard.
The commissioners for the Insane will
investigate the case of Mrs. Julia Lyons
of 2U20 South Eighth street this morning.
Mrs. Lyons was committed to the asylum
at Clarlnda In April.. 1W. and paroled In
Beptember of the same yar. In charge of
her husband, Pat Lyons. Mrs. Lyon s ac
tions have alarmed the neighbors and yes
terday Mrs. C. E. Papst of a'-'! South Ninth
street filed an Information before the board,
charging Mrs. Lyons with being inaane.
At the meeting tonignt In the county
court house to perfect the organisation of
the Council Bluffs Fish and Game Protec
tive association the committee on organisa
tion will recommend the election of the
following officers: President, 8. T. McAtee;
vice president, George H. Bcott; secretary,
Harry M. Brown; treasurer, H. C. Hatten
hauer: warden. Ed C. Brown; directors,
J. J. lleas, T. A. BarWer, W. M. Frederick
and George H. Mayne.
Plumbing and beating. Blxby ft Son.
Mlndra to Have 5iew Bank.
Articles of Incorporation of the Farmers
Savings bank of Mlnden, la., were filed
yesterday for record. The Incorporators
are the following well known residents of
Pottawattamie county: Peter Langer, V.
C. Stuhr. Samuel Rlhner, Tlllie Peters,
Chris O. Keese, Grant Augustine, George
D. Wood rud J. A. Fleming of Des Moines.
The offlisrs of the bank, which will open
its doort for business this week, are:
President, Peter Langer; vie president, J.
A. Fleming; cashier. V. C. Stuhr. The
capital stock Is placed at 112.000, with
power to Increase to $50,000.
N. Y. Plumbing Co.. Tel. 250, Night. F667.
Few Observe Holiday.
Although Monday was a leg-il holiday by
reason of Washington's birthday anni
versary falling on 8unday, but few enjoyed
it as such In thli city. The public schools
held the usual sessions, much to the dis
appointment of the pupils, but the banks
and employes of the postofflce enjoyed tbe
holiday. Tbe public library was closed In
observance of the holiday, as we-e the
offices of the water works snd gas com
panies. The county and cUy offices were
open and the wholesale and retail business
bousrs did business as usual.
Gravel roofing. A. H. Read, 126 Main St.
Heal Katnte Transfers.
These transfers were filed yesterday
the abstract, title and loan office of J.
In
W.
Squire. 101 Pearl street:
llattle E. Burgett to Thomas N. Bur
wHHh. ne4 nw'4 and w'-j wi ne'i
H-78-39. w. d 4.
F. P. Brenneman and wife to Anna
B. Stevens. neV 2S. except railroad;
mt se and that part w'. .4
east and south of river. In "i-ln, w. d. 16,
Minerva A. Downs and husband to
John and Km ma M. O'Connell w
ne 3n-7t-, w. d 5,
J. M. Pullen and wife t' Arm ml 1 Pur
year, lota and 10. block 4. Big
Grove, Oakland, w. d
M. K. Ochlager and wife to A. Culver,
lot t. block IS, Mill add., w. d I
Jefferson Price to John Maaaaen, iw'
600
200 !
0 ;
.Son ;
nw J-W-39, w. d 2.4(H)
Six transfers total.
3l.2:to
Marriage Licensee.
Licenses to wed were Usued yesterday to
the following:
Names and Residence. Age.
J. A. Watklne, Neola. la I' 4
Cecilia Anderson. Honey Creek, la 22
J Milliner, South Omaha 27
Emma Carson. Omaha lit
Joe Relsdorff, South Omaha 24
Annie Duhig, South Omaha ; la
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN.
. Council Bluffs. 'Phone I.'.
M Pearl
BLUFFS.
NO NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Beard Fails to Include Question in Call for
Annual Election.
REGULAR FUNDS HARDLY SUFFICIENT
Conklderablr Speculation Delng I a
dnlaeil In ns to WUo Will Be
the Itepnbllran Candidates
for Board Members.
If the Board of Education decides to
build an addition to one of the two schools
In the Sixth ward to meet the constantly
Increasing demands of that portion of the
city, or to complete tho addition recently
erected to tho Pierce atreet building, it
a 111 be compelled to defray the expense
out of tbe school house fund. Tho board
had contemplated asking the people to
vote on propositions for special levies for
these buildings, and It waa understood at
the last meeting of the school directors
that as soon as tbe finance committee had
Made lta report the matter would be con
sidered. Tbe board, however, has failed
to take any action and the election notice
has been published without any mention
of these propositions, consequently they
cannot be brought before the voters at the
election next month.
Whether the school bouse fund will be
sufficient to enable the board to meet the
demand for additional facilities In the
Sixth ward and complete the addition re
cently constructed at the Pierce street
school, Is said to be very doubtful. The
board. It is said, would have taken the
necessary steps at its last meeting to
bring these proposition before the voters
at the coming election but for t'ue objec
tions of Director Gorman, who Insisted
that no action be taken until the finance
committee had made its report.
The school election will be held Monday,
March 9, and the voters of the Independent
School district of Council Bluffs will be
called upon to elect two members of the
Board of Education, who shall serve for
three years.
Polling; Places Named.
For the purpose of 'his election tbe dis
trict has been divided Into six districts,
the extent and polling places being as fol
lows: The First precinct consists of the First
ward of the city of Council Bluffs, la., and
all territory of the school district contigu
ous to said ward and lying without the
limits of said city. The polling place will
be at the Wheeler & Hereld building, 124
East Broadway.
The Second precinct consists of the Sec
ond ward of said city, and the polling place
will be at 536 West Broadway,
The Third precinct consists of the Third
v.-ird of said city and all territory of the
ti-hool district contiguous to said ward and
lying without the limits of said city, and
the polling place will be on South Main
street.
The Fourth precinct consists of the
Fourth ward of said city, and the polling
place will be at 602 South Main street.
The Fifth precinct consists of the Fifth
ward of said city and the polling place
will be at the county voting house, corner
of Fifth avenue ond Twelfth street.
The Sixth precinct consists of the Sixth
ward of said city, and the polling place
will be at the voting house on the corner
of Avenue B and Twenty-fourth street. .
The 'polls will be open at 8 a. m. and
close at 7 p. m. J .
Tha republican school convention to
nominate two candidates for tbe Board of
Education will be held Wednesday evening
at 8 o'clock in tbe county court bouse. As
the time draws closer interest in the pos
sible action of the convention Increases.
While it is generally believed that Colonel
Davenport will be accorded one of the nom
inations, friends of B. M. Sargent, president
of the board, whose term of three years
expires this spring, Insist that be is en
titled to a renomlnation without having to
make a fight for It. Mr. Sargent, while be
has male no effort to secure a renomlna
tion. Is understood to be willing to accept
it. He bas told bis friends that if his
record on the board for the last three years
did not entitle him to a renomlnation with
out having to seek it, he was willing to
withdraw. Mr. Sargent Is one of the busi
ness men of this city who believe that the
school board should be removed as far as
possible from politics, snd being of this
belief, he has steadfastly refused to make
a campaign for renomlnation. If the people
desire that he should serve another term
on the board he says he Is willing, but he
will not seek tbe office.
Without any special levies :he ensuing
year the finances of the school district will
have to be moet economically administered.
The report of the finances for the year Just
closing, made public according to law,
shows that all of the funds are overdrawn.
The contingent fund is overdrawn $8, 171. 80,
being about $6,000 less thin it was over
drawn a year previously. The teachers'
fund Is overdrawn $3,768.91. being nearly
$2,000 less than it was In February, 1902.
The schoolhouse fund is overdrawn a little
over $2,000, whereas In February. 1902, It
bad a balance on band of about $1,300.
Democrats Select Delegates.
At the democratic caucuses last night
these delegates were selected to attend the
school convention to be held Thursday
night at the county court bouse:
First Ward First precinct: Victor Jen
nings. C. H Huber, John Green, sr.. W.
H. Barghausen, F. H. Shoemaker. B. D.
Dentler, C. A. Lacey. Phil Moomaw. W.
H. Brudley, Oscar Vounkerman. Second
precinct: Jamea Wlckham, L. A. Devine,
James McKoberts, W. M. Green, C. D.
Walters, James Bnodderly, J. H. McPher
son, Jease Caldwell, William Plunkett.
Second Ward First precinct: George S.
Davis. S. B. Keller, George Irvln, Peter
Petersen. W. 11. Schurs, M. F. Rohrtr.
C. B. Ruffcom, W. B Reed, R. II. Hunt
ington, K. N. Whittlesey. Second pre
linrt: Louis Grell, L. P. Servian, Charles
Bishop, J. C. Murtln. M. E. Sutton,
Charles Crum, J. D. Austin. W. J. Purcell,
M. Kildare.
Third Ward First precinct: L. Zur
muehlen. Jr., A. C. Graham, M. B. Brown,
it. H. Martin, J. R. Macrae, Dr. Matt
Tlnley. L. C. I .arson. Second prec.net:
Eugene Sullivan. J. B. Connor, ' Chris
Johnson, Ed Stimson, Ed Pierce, Gejrge.
F. Hughes, John R. Toller, Henry
Brugenhemke.
Fourth Ward First precinct: Emmet
Tlnley, Ed Gilbert. A. T Elwell. J-tmes
O'Neill, Dr. C. H. Bowers, O. P. Wlckham.
H. C. Atkins. Second precinct: George
L. Tlnley. J. T. Muliueen, Chris Petersen.
T. L. Smith. 8. J. H. Boystn. Frank
Beebe. Fay Bolln.
Fifth Ward Second precinct: R. I. Gal
lagher, A. S Wesley, Z. Bothers, Andy
Huward. J. A. Paschal. B. Nelson. P.
Jacobson.
Sixth Ward Flrft precinct: Clinton
Mercer, D. L Weir, Frank Fauble. W. C
Bovtr. C. C. Graves. C. Wlthrow. Miles
Si'iirteld, D. McCaffrey. William Evans, P.
G. Mlkesell.
Giving l.ti moves.
Tbe second heating stovs given by Wil
liam Welch to his coal customers was
awarded to Mrs. Henry Becker, 1414 South
Eighth street. Another has been put up
on the same plan, and during the next thirty
days will be given away free to one of bis
customers. Before ordering your coal call
at 16 North Main street or 'phone 18.
Matters la District t'uart.
Georgs Fisher snd Robert Biukley, who
were Indicted for the theft of several pairs
of pants front tbe clothing store of 11.
Marcus, on West Broadway, entered pleas
of guilty before Judge Tbornell In the
district court yesterday. They escaped
with sentences of ninety days In the county
Jail.
The Tctrus Peterson Insurance ults sr
still occupying the attention of a Jury In
the district court and it Is not expected th-U
thry will go to the Jury before Wednesday
at the earliest.
The suit of C. O. Saunders against the
Omaha A Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge
company arising out of the repaving ot
Main street was dismissed yesterday. havV
Ing been settled out of court.
The motion of the defendant company to
dismiss the personal damage suit of W. E.
Hoyt nunlnst the Omaha & Council Bluffs
Railway and Bridge company on a technic
ality was overruled. In filing the petition
the attorneys fnr Hoyt pieced the dite of
the alleged accident in 1892 instead cf 1902.
M'KAY GETS A SHORT TERM
J a iIr-c pi Osiwn Overrule the Mo
tion for n Mew Trial In
Ills Case.
ONAWA, la., Feb. 23. (Special.) The
Monona county district court convened at
S p. m. After routine matters had been
disposed of, George W. Argo of Sioux City
proceeded with an argument on the motion
for a new trial in the case of the State
against Rev. C. B. McKay of Mapleton,
convicted of assault upon Ida Kraft, a
minor child, whom he afterwards married.
Argo spoke about thirty minutes and cited
many authorities, particularly the Minne
sota case In regard to a wife testifying
against her husband, but Judge Wakefield
overruled the motion and after summing
up the case sentenced McKay to serve two
and one-hslf years at Anamota, the appeal
bond to be fixed at $2,500.
This closes for the present one of the
most sensational cases ever tried lu Monona
county. The Interest has been Intense irom
start to close, the court room being
crowded today. McKay's attorneys say
they will take an appeal to the supremo
court. Tbe sentence Is generally regarded
as rather light, but there are many ex
tenuating circumstances.
TO BUILD OMAHA NORTHERN
Flve-Mllllon-Dollar Merger Effected
Which Means Early Construe
tlon ot Line.
SIOUX CITY. Ia., Feb. 23. (Special Tele-
gram.) The Sioux City Union Terminal
company, tbe Combination Bridge company
and the Omaha Northern company have
effected a $5,000,000 merger which prob
ably means the building of the Omaha
Northern this year.
The owners of tbe Terminal have agreed
with John C. Coombs of Boston in the
capitalising of tbe company. The Ter
minal company is listed at $1,000,000. the
Combination Bridge company at $1,650,000
and tbe Omaha Northern at $3,000,000.
A. L. Stevenson, general manager of the
Union Terminal Railway company, has re
signed bis position and will go to Kansas
City, where he will take a high position
In tbe land department ot the Harriman
lines. Hs will be succeeded here in the
management of the merged companies by
Benjamin S. Josslyn, general manager of
tbe Hudson Valley Railway company.
IOWA TRAINS IN COLLISION
Fir Fir Crashes Into Freight and
Many Coaches are Dam
aged. DAVENPORT, la., Feb. 23. "The fire
fly," a local passenger train on tbe south
western division of the Rock Island ran
Into an extra freight train today near Fair
port. .
Several coaches were derailed and dam
aged, but the passengers escaped Injury.
The track was blocked for several hours.
Iowa Man Gets Good Offer.
AMES, la., Feb. 23. (Special Telegram.)
Dr. J. J. Repp, professor ot pathology at
Iowa State college, veterinarian of tbe
Iowa experiment station and assUtant
state veterinarian. It Is announced tonight,
bas received an offer ot a position as vet
erinarian to the Superior Board of Health
of Cuba, with headquarters at Havana.
The salary offered Is $200 per month, with
the privilege of outside consultation and
practice. Ho Is to be given the use of
the state bacteriological and pathological
laboratories and work with Dr. John Oui-
taras, professor ot pathology and tropical
medicine. University of Havana, formerly
of the University of Pennsylvania: also
with Dr. C. J. Flnley, the man who first
advanced the theory now generally ac
cepted thit yellow fever Is transmitted by
mosquitoes. Repp bas written for informa
tion legardlng the nature of tha work and
expects to accept. He Is secretary of the
S.ate Voterlnary association and secretary
ot tbe American Veterinary Medical asso
ciation. Argument In Ilossack Case.
WINTERSET. Ia Feb. 23. (Special.)
County Attorney George Clammer of War
ren county opened the argument in the
Hossack case this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Interest In the case seems to have revived
with tbe arguments of tbe attorneys and
the court room was well filled. Mrs. Hos
sack assumes a more confident air thin
she bas at any time sinco the murder was
committed. The fact that tbe state's caae
is not tbe case msde when tried In Warren
county seems to hate renewed bopa within
her breast and she sits greatly encouraged
even while the state's counsel Is dwelling
at length upon the horrors of tbe awful
tragedy.
Dedication ot Onawa Library.
ONAWA. Ia., Feb. 3 (Special Tel
egram.) Onawa'a new public library,
donated by Judge Addison Oliver,
will be formally opened to tho
public tomorrow evening. The exercises
will be held in the opera house. The prin
cipal address will be mid by George E.
MacLean, president of the State university.
Mlai Alice 8. Tyler, secretary of the state
library commission, will slao make short
sddress. On account of the eminent speak
ers a large attendance Is expected. P. K.
Holbrook, regent of the State university,
will give a dinner at p. m.. to tbe Stale
university men and library board In honor
of Preaident MacLean's visit tj Onawa.
IdeatltT Is la Doubt.
DES MOINES, Ia., Feb. 23 The un
identified body at the morgue in Cedar
Raptds, a victim of the Clifton hotel fire.
Is now believed to be that of M. E. Bruce
of New York. It had previously been
Identified as G. K. Holmes. A. P. Johnson,
another guest. Is as yet unaccounted fur.
Johnson is supposed to have come from
an Illinois town, presumably Morris.
"mike
11 TO OLD DISHES
WEAVER UPSETS THE PLANS
Indicates He Favors Ignoring Silver Is ro
in Ooming Campaign.
SHAPING BOOM FOR WILLIAM R. HEARST
State Hoard f Control Objects to
(lianalna Route of Railroad
1 Thronfth ;len wood lustl
tntc Groan da.
(From a Stan" Correspondent.)
DES MOINES. Ia.. Feb. 23. (Special.)
A presidential boom for William R. Hearst,
of New York City, millionaire newspaper
owner. f:eshly ,'ntroduced to politics In
the cast, is to be launched before tho
public on the occasion of the Jefferson day
banquet of the free silver democracy of
Iowa In Des Moines on tho evening of
April 2. Preceding the banquet, where 300
select democrats arc to be seated at $1 50
per plate, there Is to be a conference In
which will be' outlined the campaign pro
gram for the democratic party of Iowa this
year, and preparations made for such or
ganization as will essure to the "Kansas
City platform democrats" as they chooso
to call themselves, tho undisputed control
of tbi party In this state this year and
next.
It was not originally planned by those
who arranged for tbls banquet that It
should go any further than to give direction
te state politics, but events are shaping
themselves so that something more is re
garded as inevitable. The banquet was
planned to get the free silver men to
gether and to get them to acting In con
cert and for some definite thing. A few
weeks ago a banquet was given at Waterloo
where ex-Gorernor Boles was the central
attraction, and Judge A. Van Wagenen of
Sioux City delivered himself of a ca-e-fully
prepared address advocating govern
ment ownership ot railroads and taking
radical ground on many subjects. Ha
avoided reference to the coinage question.
His sddress was taken to be a preparation
for vhls candidacy for governor this year,
and as an indication that he would be put
forward by the "reorganlzers" of the dem
ocratic party. A majority of those -vbo
were at the Waterloo Jackson day banquet
have acted with the party right along, but
are known to favor the dropping of Bryan
and free silver. And so the Jefferson day
banquet was arranged especially to offset
this movement and to get the free silver
Ites together for a fight to control tbe next
state convention for platform and ticket
and party organisation.
To make the Jefferson day banquet a suc
cess W. J. Bryan was invited to be chief
speaker without restriction as to the time
he will be allowed to take. Tbls was suf
ficient to Indicate tbe purposes of tbe con
ference snd banquet; but there was added
the fact that next to Bryan the chief
speaker was to be General James B. Wea
ver. At once it was regarded as certalu
that the meeting was to crystallize senti
ment for Weaver for governor, that around
blm the free silver forces might rally to
the defeat of the reorganlzers. This pro
grsm Is unchseged so far as the promoters
of tbe banquet are concerned.
Weaver I'paets Plans.
But General; Weaver, who is in the south
boring for. ,ok bas disarranged affairs by
writing back bis disapproval with Judge
Van Wagenen for . candidate for governor
on a platform virtually ignoring free silver.
He desires that the banquet be broadened
and that tbe reorganlzers be Invited to join
with tbem at 'the feast. It therefore be
comes plain that , the more conservative
of the reorganlzers and the free sllverites
aro working in harmony and that the state
campaign will be a compromise with a con
servative man for candidate.
As a part of hls program there appeared
on the scene last week Mr. Charles E. Rus
sell, publisher of Hearst's Chicago paper,
a former Iowan and well known among
the olfier democrats of the state. He spent
a week In tbe state making careful In
quiry as to the situation and when he went
away announced he would return and at
tend the Jefferson day banquet. It became
known that bis real mission here was to
Induce all factions of the democratlo party
to get together for a state campaign this
year and make the fight on issues related
to the tariff, mats, foreign policy and op-'
position to Roosevelt; and incidentally to
bring to the attention of the democrats
the candidacy of William R. Hearst for
president next year. If the feeling Is right
some action will be taken looking to hav
ing Iowa democracy enlisted for Hearst.
Tbe action will be taken with the full
knowledge and consent of the free sliver
men. They will make it plain that while
they are not ready to turn against Bryan
or to turn down the platform he prepared,
they recognize bis unavailability for fur
ther leadership, and the absolute neces
sity for turning to new Issues.
Boone nnd Northwestern Work.
Contracts have been let the past week
for the building of a portion ot the Boone
& Northwestern railroad. This portion con
tracted ior Is an extension of the line from
Frailer to Boone, eight miles', and from
Gowrle to Rockwell City, eighteen miles.
At the same time surveyors are at work
on the route south from Boone. It Is
expected the line will pass through im
portant coal fields In Polk and Jasper
counties and by a new terminal gain en
trance Into Des Moines. The company is
headed by Hamilton Brown of Boone.
Insist on Old Route.
Members of the Slate Executive council
and of the State Board of Control have re
turned from Glenwood, where tbey held
a meeting to consult with Superintendent
Powell of the State Institution for the
Feeble Minded and with the officials ot
the Burlington railroad. As the result
of their conferences an agreement was
reached that in accordance with the sug
gestion of the members of the Board of
Control, the location for the new depot
of the railroad la to be moved some dis
tance further west. It was too near tbe
state grounds and the bosrd felt that to
leave it there would be to make It dis
agreeable for the Institution. It was also
decided that the carriage way from the
main road to the feeble minded Institu
tion shall remain as planned last winter
by the Executive council. The railroad
people desired to make a abort cut for
tbe road and rvold so much .road building,
but the council derided It should be built
as originally planned and in accordance
with tbe agreement made between the state
and the company.
Repent Institution Cantata.
Superintendent Fntgerald of the Slate
Industrial School for Girls will have re
peated at the school on Thursday evening
of this wek the cantata "The Queen's
Messenger," which was given to a select
audience of state officials and others early
this morning. The former presentation was
given on tho stormiest night of the winter
and as a result the party ahlch went by
special train on tbe electric road was de
layed over an hour and the presentation
of tbe play was somewhat marred. The
opera Is by Superintendent Fitzgerald en-
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tire, words and music and was written es
pecially for the girls of the school. About
fifty of them participated and their work
on the stage was highly commended. Some
effort has been made to get them to come
to Des Moines and give the opera entire
here.
Iowa Fnlls to (iet Company.
The last remaining vacancy In the lown
National Guard Is to be filled by organiza
tion of a company at Iowa Falls to take
the place of the Marshalltown company in
the Forty-ninth regiment, which was mus
tered out for lack of Interest. When this
Is organized the guard will be complete
again. Adjutant General Byers has Just
visited Iowa Falls and finds the rltuation
entirely satisfactory.
Oeneral Byers left this evening for St.
Louis to arrange for the quarters for a
regiment of the guard to go there at the
time on the exposition dedication.
A military examining board Is called to
examine nino persons who are candidates
for commissions In the guard this week.
They will be examined Thursday.
Make llnrd Fight for Conviction.
Today ex'-County Attorney John McLen
nan was employed to assist In the prose
cution of the case of the State against John
Walker, under indictment for the Flnkel
steln murder. McLennan was prosecuting
attorney at the time of the trial of Harry
Levich for the same crime, which trial
resulted in acquittal, and It was announced
that he has been secured because ot tho
determination of the state to convict
Walker, the colored man for the crime.
The theory is that Walker killed Finket
stein for pay.
State Hospitals Crowded.
Judge Robinson of tbe State Board of
Control bas Just returned from a visit to
the State Hospitals for the Insane at Inde
pendence and Cherokee. Both hospitals are
found to be already crowded and It is a
problem with tbe superintendents what to
do with the patients who are continually
arriving. At Independence there are 900
insane and forty-five Inebriates and at
Cherokee th.re are 590 insane and fifty-two
Inebriates. The inehriate. belnr sent to
Inebriates. The Inebriates being sent to
these hospitals cause the greatest annoy
ance and expense to tbe management and
they are erowdlng out many of tbe insane.
' ' ' Kevr Corporations.
Tbe Council Bluffs Fair and Carnival com
pany has been chartered by the state. The
capital stock Is $10,000; by Victor E. Bender,
Ernest Tlnley, B. . Sargent, E. A. Trout
man, Henry Van Brunt and others.
Schaller GaBllght and Fuel company of
Schaller; capital $10,000; by W. B. Brooks
and others.
Central Mutual Telephone company of
Rockwell City; capital $150,000; by J. H.
Brodt, E. C. Stevenson and others.
Security Savings bank ot Little Rock;
capital $10,000; Alfred Morton, preaident;
O. A. Morse, cashier.
The Sturgls company of Fort Dodge; cap
ital $25,000.
Mason City Transfer and Storage company
of Mason City; capital $10,000.
Nearly Ready for the Jury.
DES MOINES, Ia., Feb. 23. The second
trial of Mrs. Margaret Ilossack, convicted
of murdering her husband, will likely go
to tbe Jury at Wlnterset some time tomor
row. The opposing arguments opened this
afternoon. Mrs. Hossack claims ber bus
band's head was split open with an axs
In the hands of robbers, while sleeping by
her Bide. She has served ten months of
her life sentence, but was granted a new
trial by the supreme court.
Call Lavelleur Case.
NEWTON. Is., Feb. 23. (Special.) Tbe
case of the state against Mrs. Lavelleur
was called In the district court this after
noon. At 1:30 tbe call of Jurors began, and
from Indications two hours later it will
tal.e the rest of the afternoon to gel a trial
twelve, with possibly a continuation to
morrow morning. Mrs. Lavelleur is charged
with the murder ot her husband a year
ego.
Woman on Trial for Harder.
DES MOINES. !a., Feb. 23. The trial of
Mrs. Frank I.evelleur, charged with mur
dering her husband laat summer, com
menced at Newton at 2 o'clock. It is al
leged the defendant brained her husband
with an axe, placing hla body in a barn
and setting the latter on fire with view to
concealing tur crime.
EMPTY COFFINS INTERRED
ca;ro Finds Novel Means to swindle
County Out of Pauper Funeral
Money,
KNOXVILLE. Tenn., Feb. 23. Sduire A.
BuSatt. of a special Investigating commit
tee, today swore out a warrant against
a negro charging froud In obtaining ap
plications for burials from the Knoxvlllo
county court.
The committee visited the county cem
etery and exhumed a number of coffins or
boxes In which it was claimed paupers
Lsd been burled. About seventy boxes con
tained no bodies, it ! alleged that 'he
burial of empty boxes hid been practice!
to gpt money from the oun'y for "burying
paupers."
Ssi ' -aoonhe
Established 1023.
wnson
VSlfSKEY.
tex wn" nremxracj co.
B-ilUmors. kid.
ARRIVING EVERY PAY
Stetson Hats S3.50, $4, S(-50
In every new sbapa for spring and in boili
tiff and soft.
Howes Hats
All shapes and color?, everywhere, Th
season's choicest production:.
hnnl
Rutiimell Hats
best $2 Derby ever produced for
if you have them from m they're right.
ITTI-I C aTafV
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QUICK MONEY FOR LAND BUYERS,
IF YOU NEED MONEY TO PAY FOR
LAND IN IOWA Oil MISSOURI 'MARCH 1,
WE HAVE AND CAN PAY IT OUT ON
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS' NOTICE. WE
ADVANCE MONEY FOR DEEDS. THE
MONEY JS HERE ON HAND. TELE
PHONE, CALL OR WRITE.
J. W. SQUIRE
101 PEARL STREET, COUNCIL, BLUFFS.
CARS ARE ONLY SPLINTERS
Westbound Passenger Train on 'Frifoo
Jumps the Track.
WATER FROM . T; NDER DROWNS MAN
Engineer Has Ribs Broken and
Badly Injured, bnt the Iaa
sensjers Escape Without
Serious Harm.
Is
ST. EOUI3. Feb. 23. A special dispatch
to tne rost Dispatch from Dixon, Mo., says
The St. Louis & San Francisco fast west
Douna passenger train "Meteor wai
Tfl i 5 ? " " ? .7 "
I of "LOaeconsde river crossing at Arllng-
ton. William Glfford. aged 50. Wells- Fargo
Express messenger of St. Louis, waa killed
and Engineer Decker of Newburg sub
talned broken ribs and Internal injuries
that may provs fatal.
The following were serlourly Injured:
Julius Johnson, engineer, Springfield, Mo.,
severely scalded,
Harvey Johnson, boiler maker, Newberg.
scalded and bruised.
Louis Feeley, fireman, ICewburg, cut and
scalded.
W. M. Besegel, fireman, Newburg, cut snd
bruised.
None of the passengers was injured, ex
cept slightly.
The wrecked train nl two engines and
was under full headway, making a run
from Dixon, Mo. The first engine lumped
the track and the second engine turned
completely ever. Express and mall cars
were splintered into klndllcg wood.
Messenger GiOord, buried beneath' the
baggage, was drowned by water rushing In
from tbe broken tender. Harvey John
son crawled out of tbe wrecked cab
of engine 206 and rescued his brother Julius
from death in the scalding steam.
Two mall clerks, imprisoned In the mall
car, managed to escape by breaking the
windows before being overcome by steam.
CARNIVAL ' IN FULL SWING
Kerr Orleans Is Filled with Thou,
sands of People from All Sec.
tlons of Country.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 23. With thou
sands ot f.sliora here from every section
of tbe country and with every incoming
train swelling the congestion of strangers
on tho streets, the New Orleans carnival
is now tn full swing.
Tbe five trunk lines for the past week
havo been pushed to tbe limit of their
resources In handling the travel Into tbe
city. Every hotel Is crowded to its cs
pacity and hundreds of boarding bouses
are full to overflowing.
The weather today was perfect and the
routes of the parades presented a mass of
color. Canal and the intersecting streets
held great multitudes of people, when
Rex, the king of tbe carnival, made bis
entry Into the city.
Thousands on the river front greeted the
royal flotilla. The merry monarch was es
corted through the streets by peers of his
realm, and numerous military and naval
contingent.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, Admiral Schley,
General Joe Wheeler and other distin
guished guests viewed the parade from the
balconies of the Canal street clubs.
SCHOOL TO TRAIN LIBRARIANS
t'arnrcle Gives HHJ,OfJO to Tench
Men How to Car for
Books.
CLEVELAND. Keb. 23. President Tbev
Ina; of the Western Reserve university, an
nounced today that Andrew Carnegie has
given 1100,000 to the university to es
tablish a school for the training of li
brarians Thai's All!
SI 50, $2, $2.50
the money and, remember, '
Successors to Smith it
Bradley, 415 Broadway
HEW THEATER I
A. B. BEALL,
Mgr.
You See the Searchlight There's a Show.
WEDNKSDAY, FEB. 23.
Prices Sc, 35c. 60c, 75c. $1.00.
MISS KVTI11CR1.K WILLARD
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THE POWER
BEHIND THE THRONE
Special scenery for every act.
We give written
contracts to cure
Diseases and Disor
ders of Men. or rc
fund money paid.
Many cases taken
$5.00 per mon.h.
VARICOCELE, HYDROCELE and
Dll ( rurra ,n M. without cuttlBf, psln or
riLkw low of tlm. Lsl (usrsatM to cur
rou or mono? rofuoded. . - .
llto
thoroughly c
yatem. Soon every elgn snd
completely end forever. No "B
the dleeeoo on the (kin or ficw.
no aengeroue nruge or mjunuue mwvj ic iuo.
tVCItf MEM ,roTn Exeeses or VICTIMg TO
If bAIV iVle.il NKRVOre DEBILITY OR EX
HAUSTION. WA8T1NU WEAKNESS, with ELY
DKCAY In YfH'NU end MlUliLB AGED; leek ol vim.
vigor snd etrenfth, with orjeue Impaired snd week.
Curee guaranteed.
CTDITIIBC cuna I(B " homo treat
M I III V I UllC ment. No pain, ne detention
from buelnfee.
IHIAKV. Kidney and Bladder Troubles. Weak
back, burning Urine, Frequency of 1'rlnallng. Irlne
High Colored, or with milky aedlment on ataadlng.
Consultation Free. Treatment !y Mall.
Call or address. 110 . 14th St.
DR. SEARLES & SEARLES, Omaha. Xe'..
QUAKER
MAID
RYE
A BEVERAGE FIT
FOR THE 60DS
V. absolute purity.
Its delicious flavor and
delightful boquet, IU
mellowness and age,
makt it the most per
feet Whiskey known.
For salt at the leading
bars, cafes and drug
i tore a.
S. HIRSCH s& CO.
Wholesale Liquor Dealers,
KANSAS CITY, MO.
S CITY, MO. O
DR.
McGREW
SPECIALIST
Treats all forma of
ISEASES AND
DIS0RDFRS OP
MEN ONLY
17 Tears Experience,
Years in Omaha.
W-..!,, cess has never been
equaled and every day brings many flatter
Ing reports of tha good ha Is doing, or (lis
relief ha nas given.
Hot Springs Treatment for Syphilis
And all Blood Poisons. NO "BREAK INQ
OUT" on the skin or faca and all external
signs of tho disease disappear at onco.
BLOOD DISEASE Vs. 19
VARICOCELE Z&XiJXWSftg
OVtR UUsOUJ """debility, "losV'of
ui,i.nJai Olacbargas, dtriclura,
Uil. Klunoy and Bladder Diseases, siy
urocsie. WtICK CURES LOW CHARGES.
Troatwant by mail. V. O. Box 70. Office
over 4la n. lu street, between Fax nam sua
ougUs sirtwle), OMAHA. Mbtt.
MANY OP THE BEAUTIFUL
HALF TONE GUTS
USED IN
THE ILLUSTRATED BEE
from time to tlm are for sals at tha
publication oflcs all la good condi
tlon low prices.
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HEAK1NQ OUT" oM
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